Category: Blogs

Ready, Aim, Fire!

By Harlan Ullman

Last night’s presidential debate and the remaining encounter are not the best formats for getting real answers to very tough and even intractable issues facing this and most other nations round the globe.

Swiss army prepares for euro unrest

By Valentina Pop, EUobserver

From Valentina Pop, EUobserver:  The Swiss army is preparing for possible internal civil unrest as well as waves of refugees from euro-countries as the economic crisis drags on.

Russia to boost defense spending 59% by 2015

By RIA Novosti

Top News: Constituent Assembly to Vote on Final Constitution Draft in November

By Egypt Source

Constituent Assembly head Hossam al-Gheriany said Tuesday that the assembly would vote on the final draft of the constitution in the second week of November, after which it would be put to a public referendum. 

Number of Syrian refugees crosses Turkey’s red line for creating buffer zone in Syria

By Today's Zaman

From Today’s Zaman:  The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has now exceeded 100,000, a level that Turkey said could trigger actions such as the creation of a buffer zone because it would struggle to accommodate more than 100,000 refugees.

Top News: SCC President: Court’s Status in Draft Constitution ‘A Step Backwards’

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court  rejected its status in the first draft of the new constitution issued last week , at a press conference on Tuesday. Court president Maher al-Beheiry labeled the articles pertaining to the court’s status "a step backwards and a flagrant intervention in the court’s affairs."

Baltic Energy Security: Today’s Historic Opportunity

By Matthew Bryza

For the first time in modern history, the Baltic states can rely on their own actions to attain energy security.

Egypt’s Draft Constitution Part 1: State and Society

By Nancy Messieh

The following is Daily News Egypt’s translation of the first part of the draft constitution, featuring articles relating to State and Society. Several articles within this chapter of the draft constitution continue to be a source of conflict or concern.  Salafi forces are already campaigning against the draft constitution, primarily due to their inability to sway the Constituent Assembly […]

Nour Party Dispute Resolved, But New Islamist Parties May Still Benefit / أحزاب إسلامية جديدة تسعي للاستفادة من أزمة حزب النور

By Magdy Samaan

A rift within the Salafi Nour Party over the organization’s leadership has been contained, but the very public dispute has left several unanswered questions about the Islamist movement in its wake. Are the disputes within the Nour Party related to an inability to take a truly democratic approach within the party ranks? And while resolved, […]